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“It’s going to bring us to pre-contact and walk all the way through the contact period and the creation of the Métis and that goes nicely into the fur trade and the Fort.”

Dalgleish said the Indigenous Peoples Experience will cost roughly $50 million, the biggest portion of the approximately $160 million that the park received from all three levels of government for upgrades.

He said he hopes the attraction will boost attendance, attracting as many out-of-town visitors as those from the city.

The park’s other projects include expansion of the midway, upgrades to the front entry plaza and expansion of the Selkirk Hotel.

Dalgleish said gate admission to the park for the season will cease in September 2018; he said the park will still be open for rentals and banquets during renovations. It isn’t clear yet how gate admission in 2019 and 2020 will be affected.